consolation prize

noun

: a prize given to a runner-up or a loser in a contest

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The college offered a consolation prize, which included a swag bag of gear, $100 in gift cards to the Mullins Center for concessions at a basketball game, a pair of courtside seats at a women's basketball game and tickets to a four-person loge suite at a men's basketball game. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025 The Friars are still a long way from even remotely flirting with the Big Dance, but sometimes, hindering public enemy No. 1’s chances can serve as a nice consolation prize during a frustrating campaign. Jim Root, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025 And if real silk isn’t in your budget at the moment, these are a worthy consolation prize. Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 27 Feb. 2025 For teams that miss out on the upper-tier options, White could be a great consolation prize. Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for consolation prize

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of consolation prize was in 1886

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“Consolation prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consolation%20prize. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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